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I just turned 17, I'm a girl. I get these crazy ideas sometimes. Now that I'm depressed, my crazy ideas have taken over. Today I stole my mothers credit card and ordered a plane ticket to another country. I leave tomorrow, without telling anyone. The question is: what do I do when I get there? I have a little money. Do I get a hotel room and then in the morning go look for a job to be able to keep paying for the room? Or do I find a church, see if they have the answer I'm looking for? Try to enroll in a highschool somehow? I've always wanted to live in America. This might sound stupid to you, ridiculous, I know. I've told one friend about it - so yes, I understand this doesnt sound normal to others. But it's something I'm going to do - so you might as well help me. I'll completely start over, new name, new life, new everything. Im not an idiot, I know I'll have to come back eventually, I understand a little money wont get me far, and that my parents will call the police and whatever. I get it. I get that my life will be completely ruined when I get back. But it's worth it. I have to do SOMETHING. I can't keep feeling this way. So..back to my question: what do i do when I get there? I'd like to have a list.. so far all I've got is:
1) Arrive at destination.
2) Get hotel-room.
3) Job (?) School (?)
What else? (link)
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well I can see why you want to live in America- it's a wonderful country. I know that you probably won't change your mind because of this- but the person under me is right. You have to be a legal citizen of the US (which I'm sure you aren't) to do ANYTHING here. Sure, you might find a sleazy hotel that will let you get a room (even though that's illegal, too because you have to be at least 18 to get a room anywhere and they ask for your drivers' liscence and everything)
Public high schools require some kind of parental consent before enrolling... Believe me, you won't get anywhere with this.
I read a story in a magazine about a girl who was your age who bought a plane ticket to another country without telling anyone- and when the plane landed in the other country the police had arrived and they were like "so and so you're under arrest". And so i assure you- the same thing WILL happen to you. You will even have to go to jail for running away. You will have wasted your mom's money and she'll be mad as hell at you and then you'll never have her trust again.
Please just think about what I've said before you do this.
also- in less than a year you get to be an adult and THEN you can move to the US and go to college here LEGALLY!
And you won't have the criminal record you would have gotten from doing this! please just hang on for one more year!!! do it for your sake!
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Rating: 5
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Thank you very much for your honest advice. I ended up staying. Like I said to the advicenator below you, I'm very thankful the tow of you chose to give real, smart advice instead of telling me something that would have given you a "good rating", I appreciate it. Keep making smart decisions in life, and keep encouraging others around you to do so too! THANKYOU!
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